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101 Dalmatians (Original Soundtrack)

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Track Listing
1. Overture
2. Beautiful Spring Day, A
3. What's All The Hurry / A Perfect Situation / Stir Things Up
4. Cruella De Vil
5. Don't Worry, Perdy / The Puppies Are Here / Lucky / How Marvelous / Not One / A Bloomin' Hero
6. Ol' Thunder Always Wins
7. Kanine Krunchies
8. Bedtime / An Evening Constitutional / A Job To Do / They're Gone!
9. Dognapped! / Anita Darling / What'll We Do?
10. All Dog Alert
11. Sergeant Tibs' Recon / Cat Casserole
12. Can You Leave Tonight? / Arduous Trek / Any News, Colonel? / I Want The Job Done
13. Pulling A Snitch / Big Hullabaloo / Battling The Baduns
14. My Darlings / 99 / Better Be Off / Fire One / All Clear
15. Through The Snow / Shelter
16. I'm Hungry / Get Some Rest / Back On The Road / Spotted!
17. Dinsford / Cruella / A Roll In The Soot / To The Van / It Can't Be / Crazed / You Fools!
18. Puppies Everywhere
19. Dalmatian Plantation / Finale
20. Cruella De Vil - (Nonsense Version Demo)

It's sad that the soundtrack CD to Walt Disney's 1961 classic film 101 Dalmatians is no longer in print. It's even sadder that Disney has yet to take the opportunity to reissue the CD in conjunction with the movie's DVD reissue earlier this year. But frankly, I think it's a shame when ANY Disney soundtrack is taken out of print. But I digress.

If you're expecting the most amazing sound quality of your life, this CD will sorely disappoint you. Some cuts sound fuller than others, but when you consider that when this CD was released, the elements this music was recorded on were nearly forty years old, I think any quibbles about sound quality can be forgiven. (I do have to wonder sometimes how music in Disney films can sound better than a remastered CD done at the same time. But anyhoo...) There's nothing here, fortunately, that ruins my listening experience.

Unlike a lot of Disney films before or after 101 Dalmatians, there's very few songs on here. In fact, there's only three - the classic Cruella de Vil, the Kanine Krunchies jingle, which was a loving and witty parody of classic 1950's/1960's commercial jingles, and the finale, Dalmatian Plantation. But despite the lack of songs, the score alone is a fantastic listening experience.

In the 1990's, Disney's amazing output of soundtrack CDs from their animated films may have only been rivaled by Rhino's output of soundtrack CDs from classic MGM musicals. Sadly, both Disney and Rhino are no longer as prolific, and some of their best releases have sadly been taken out of print. If you can find a good condition used CD for a reasonable price like I did, DON'T hesitate to pick it up.

I remember when you'd exit a Broadway play humming the music. Today we have divas and virtuosos and utterly boring music. I miss tunes like "Cruella De Vil"